拉家常

[lā jiā cháng]

Chinese-English

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Definition:
AllAll,engage in a small talkengage in a small talk,Household ServantsHousehold Servants,Talking about My FamilyTalking about My Family,to talk or chat about ordinary daily lifeto talk or chat about ordinary daily life
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1.
Perhaps at times their commendations are only a sort of civilities, but the effects are rather pleasurable and even heart-warming.
他们的称赞，也许有些时候只是一种客套拉家常，但它的效果却是让人开心甚至温暖的。
tā men de chēng zàn , yě xǔ yǒu xiē shí hou zhǐ shì yī zhǒng kè tào lā jiā cháng , dàn tā de xiào guǒ què shì ràng rén kāi xīn shèn zhì wēn nuǎn de 。
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2.
As if idly chatting, he asked me some questions about myself and then said modestly that he was "too old to write anything decent" .
他拉家常似的询问我一些情况，谦虚地称自己“老了，写不出什么东西了”。
tā lā jiā cháng shì de xún wèn wǒ yì xiē qíng kuàng , qiān xū de chēng zì jǐ " lǎo le , xiě bù chū shén me dōng xi le " 。
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3.
In 1976, when I was in Hope running for attorney general, I had a talk with one of those boys, Judge John Wilson.
1976年，我在霍普镇竞选检察长时，和那些小孩子中的一位——约翰。威尔逊法官拉了拉家常。
yī jiǔ qī liù nián , wǒ zài huò pǔ zhèn jìng xuǎn jiǎn chá zhǎng shí , hé nà xiē xiǎo hái zi zhōng de yī wèi — — yuē hàn 。 wēi ěr xùn fǎ guān lā le lā jiā cháng 。
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4.
As memories fade with the elapse of time, the most spectacular things sound like small talk.
记忆从年轮上渐渐淡去，轰轰烈烈的事讲出来就像拉家常，摆龙门阵。
jì yì cóng nián lún shàng jiàn jiàn dàn qù , hōng hōng liè liè de shì jiǎng chū lái jiù xiàng lā jiā cháng , bǎi lóng mén zhèn 。
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5.
Old women all like sitting in the tree shadows and gossiping on summer days.
老奶奶们到了夏天都爱坐在树阴凉儿里拉家常。
lǎo nǎi nai men dào le xià tiān dōu ài zuò zài shù yīn liáng ér lǐ lā jiā cháng 。
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